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In Kostelec nad Orlicí, unemployment is 2.7% (2024).

Kostelec nad Orlicí numbered 6,252 residents at the end of 2024. The city faced an unemployment rate of 2.65% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0729 sources

Population6,252people31 Dec 2024Official source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Median gross salary (region)1,839EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region
Unemployment rate2.65%country median 4.1% — 35% belowOfficial source · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR
Recorded crime904.5incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · KROK Database — 2025 open data

Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Kostelec nad Orlicí?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CzechiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kostelec nad Orlicí.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, the dwelling count totalled 3,068.

No city-level rent figure is published for Kostelec nad Orlicí. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kostelec nad Orlicí recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€16
Mobile plan, 10 GB€12
Net rent across major citiesKostelec nad Orlicí highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Kostelec nad Orlicí highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

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Milovice€10.98
Studénka€8.97
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Ostrava€4.83
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Klášterec nad Ohří€8.39
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Chodov€7.45
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited16.44 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Vodafone fixed internet15Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB12.32 EUR/month30 Sept 2026O2 Datamanie 10GB11Official · national market
Dwellings3,068 dwellings31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)2Official

Is Kostelec nad Orlicí a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 42–64%
Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%
Student48%strong on safety, weak on education · range 36–60%
Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%
Retirement52%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 38–66%

Work and income

The employment figure in Kostelec nad Orlicí was 2,966 at the end of 2021.

What is the unemployment rate in Kostelec nad Orlicí?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (2024).

  • Unemployment rate: 2.65 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5
Unemployment across cities in CzechiaUnemployment in Kostelec nad Orlicí is 2.7%. Of 279 cities with data, 72 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings1,974 EUR/month31 Dec 2025MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Královéhradecký kraj, wage sphere10Official · regional context
People in employment2,966 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official
Median gross salary (regional)1,839 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region14Official · county
Unemployment rate2.65 %country median 4.1%31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kostelec nad Orlicí. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service

Úřad práce České republiky

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kostelec nad Orlicí. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Kostelec nad Orlicí?

Police recorded about 904 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 904.5 incidents per 100,000 · KROK Database — 2025 open data8
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents904.5 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025KROK Database — 2025 open data8Official · county

Mobility and administration

Kostelec nad Orlicí's nearest airport was PED, 36 km away and offered 2 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport2 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport36 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)PED3 Aug 2026OurAirports13Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kostelec nad Orlicí. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.

CzechIn PersonCo-payment
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Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program

Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior

For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kostelec nad Orlicí.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.7°C in January to 18.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan 1 · Feb 2.9 · Mar 7.4 · Apr 14.1 · May 19 · Jun 22.3 · Jul 24.5 · Aug 24.6 · Sep 18.9 · Oct 12.6 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 1.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -4.4 · Feb -3.7 · Mar -0.8 · Apr 3 · May 7.4 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 12.5 · Aug 12.2 · Sep 8.4 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -2.9 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -1.7 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 3.1 · Apr 8.5 · May 13.1 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 18.1 · Aug 17.7 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 8.2 · Nov 3.7 · Dec -0.6 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI18Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 54.3 · Feb 43.2 · Mar 48.9 · Apr 38.9 · May 70.9 · Jun 85.6 · Jul 103.4 · Aug 75.3 · Sep 62.1 · Oct 47.8 · Nov 50.1 · Dec 56.3 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI19Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 50.3 · Feb 76.5 · Mar 124.5 · Apr 190.5 · May 224.1 · Jun 228.6 · Jul 237.7 · Aug 236.3 · Sep 165.6 · Oct 105.8 · Nov 46.1 · Dec 37.3 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI20Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Vohenstrauß (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Weiden in der Oberpfalz (Germany) ±0.4 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.1 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±1.1 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

The count of female residents in Kostelec nad Orlicí was 3,117 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Kostelec nad Orlicí had 2,990 residents who were male.

How many people live in Kostelec nad Orlicí?

The published population was 6,252 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Female residents3,117 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Male residents2,990 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official
Population6,252 people31 Dec 2024Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR5Official

International community in Kostelec nad Orlicí

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population6,107100.0%
Česká republika5,80495.0%
Nezjištěno891.5%
Ukrajina711.2%
Slovenská republika430.7%
Vietnamská socialistická republika210.3%
Republika Kosovo210.3%
Polská republika110.2%
Dvojí občanství90.1%
Ruská federace90.1%
Bulharská republika50.1%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Čínská lidová republika50.1%
Běloruská republika40.1%
Ázerbájdžánská republika40.1%
Maďarská republika40.1%
Moldavská republika20.0%
Indická republika10.0%
Litevská republika10.0%
Rumunsko10.0%
Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska10.0%
Spojené státy americké10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)

Published groupPeopleShare
Total population6,107100.0%
Česká celkem3,84863.0%
Ukrajinská celkem661.1%
Slovenská celkem601.0%
Jiná celkem240.4%
Moravská celkem230.4%
Arménská celkem190.3%
Azerbájdžánská celkem150.2%
Vietnamská celkem150.2%
Romská celkem140.2%
Ruská celkem110.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Polská celkem100.2%
Maďarská celkem80.1%
Čínská celkem70.1%
Evropská celkem70.1%
Kazašská celkem70.1%
Československá celkem60.1%
Gruzínská celkem60.1%
Moldavská celkem60.1%
Srbská celkem40.1%
Běloruská celkem30.0%
Britská celkem30.0%
Bulharská celkem30.0%
Kurdská celkem30.0%
Turecká celkem30.0%
Německá celkem20.0%
Čečenská celkem10.0%
Dánská celkem10.0%
Francouzská celkem10.0%
Indická celkem10.0%
Italská celkem10.0%
Rakouská celkem10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Labour force3,066 people31 Dec 2021Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)3Official

Alternatives for people set on Kostelec nad Orlicí

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Týniště nad Orlicí as a Kostelec nad Orlicí alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Unemployment: 1.5% Týniště nad Orlicí vs 2.7% Kostelec nad Orlicí−43%
  • Residents: 6,148 Týniště nad Orlicí vs 6,252 Kostelec nad Orlicí−2%
  • Median gross pay, region: €1,839 Týniště nad Orlicí vs €1,839 Kostelec nad Orlicísame level
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 904 Týniště nad Orlicí vs 904 Kostelec nad Orlicísame level
Full comparisonMore about Týniště nad Orlicí

Cities near Kostelec nad Orlicí

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Choceň 13.5 km away
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9.42 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Holice 17.4 km away
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8.6 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30
Žamberk 18.6 km away
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6.76 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-06-30

Alternative cities in Czechia

Other cities in Czechia to compare with Kostelec nad Orlicí, nearest in population first.

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Podbořany6,253 residentsDubňany6,202 residentsChrastava6,315 residentsSlavičín6,184 residentsTýniště nad Orlicí6,148 residentsPohořelice6,126 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kostelec nad Orlicí when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).

A country-wide rule for Czechia; Kostelec nad Orlicí's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Kostelec nad Orlicí?

The published population was 6,252 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

How safe is Kostelec nad Orlicí?

Police recorded about 904 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.

What is the unemployment rate in Kostelec nad Orlicí?

The unemployment rate is about 2.7 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.

What is the typical salary around Kostelec nad Orlicí?

The median gross salary is 1,839 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.

Is Kostelec nad Orlicí a good place to live?

Kostelec nad Orlicí may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Kostelec nad Orlicí?

Rychnov nad Kněžnou, Týniště nad Orlicí, Choceň, Holice, Třebechovice pod Orebem are near Kostelec nad Orlicí. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Kostelec nad Orlicí?

The official citizenship distribution records 5,804 people (95.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czechia: population, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version deed280276b5b3a5e7d9efeb3cba5517]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cz/kostelec-nad-orlici/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Kostelec nad Orlicí, Czechia: population, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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